Basel Manifesto
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The Basel Manifesto was a 1912 declaration by the international socialist movement warning of the catastrophic consequences of a European war and calling on workers to oppose militarism and imperialist conflict.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-war declaration
ⓘ
historical document ⓘ political manifesto ⓘ socialist document ⓘ |
| adoptedBy |
Second International
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international socialist movement ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
mobilize workers against imperialist conflict
ⓘ
prevent European-wide war ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
international labor movement
ⓘ
social democratic parties ⓘ |
| callsFor |
international working-class solidarity
ⓘ
mass action against militarism ⓘ workers’ opposition to war ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| date | 1912 ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
anti-war literature
ⓘ
political text ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
class struggle in wartime
ⓘ
internationalism ⓘ peace movement ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Basel Manifesto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rising tensions among European powers before World War I ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-World War I era ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| influenced | later socialist anti-war positions ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
European war
ⓘ
imperialism ⓘ international socialism ⓘ militarism ⓘ |
| opposes |
imperialist policies of European powers
ⓘ
nationalist war propaganda ⓘ |
| placeOfAdoption | Basel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | left-wing ⓘ |
| positionOnTopic |
opposition to imperialist war
ⓘ
opposition to militarism ⓘ warning about catastrophic consequences of European war ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1912 ⓘ |
| warnsAgainst |
arms race
ⓘ
catastrophic consequences of European war ⓘ militarism ⓘ |
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